500 Albany St
Wholesale Club/Supercenter in Boston, MA · 2118.
At a glance
500 Albany St is a 31,229-square-foot wholesale club/supercenter in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 53.3 kBtu/ft² and 91 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 53.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 91 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 207,951 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,538 therms |
| Gross floor area | 31,229 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:103907:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 53.3 kBtu/ft² | 91 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 55.1 kBtu/ft² | 96 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 57.1 kBtu/ft² | 115 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
BERDO 2.0
BERDO 2.0 sets emissions standards for buildings of 20,000+ sq ft or 15+ units, starting in 2025 or 2030 depending on building size, with an alternative-compliance payment of $234 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 500 Albany St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2118.
Within ~1 km
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How does 500 Albany St compare with other buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 6,305 benchmarked buildings in Boston. Its site EUI of 53.3 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below the average of 76.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 31,229 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 102,357 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 wholesale club/supercenter buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 79.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 500 Albany St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 500 Albany St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 57.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 53.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 115 tCO₂e to 91 tCO₂e over the same span (down 21%).
What does a site EUI of 53.3 kBtu/ft² mean?
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 500 Albany St's 53.3 kBtu/ft² across 31,229 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (488 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 207,951 kWh of electricity and 9,538 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 500 Albany St to report its energy use?
500 Albany St reports under BERDO 2.0, the legal basis of Boston's Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record boston:103907:2024). BERDO 2.0 sets emissions standards for buildings of 20,000+ sq ft or 15+ units, starting in 2025 or 2030 depending on building size, with an alternative-compliance payment of $234 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 500 Albany St's energy grade?
500 Albany St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 53.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 500 Albany St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 53.3 kBtu/ft² across 31,229 sq ft, including 207,951 kWh of electricity and 9,538 therms of natural gas.
What are 500 Albany St's carbon emissions?
500 Albany St reported 91 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 500 Albany St?
500 Albany St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2118.
How big is 500 Albany St and when was it built?
500 Albany St has 31,229 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as wholesale club/supercenter.
Is 500 Albany St covered by BERDO 2.0?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under BERDO 2.0.
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About this data
Source: Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO 2.0), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “500 Albany St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/500-albany-st-13879adb (data as of July 9, 2026).